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Andrew D’Agostino
Writing for College
Mrs. Renna
17 December 2004
Evolution and the Big Bang: The Truth of our Existence
Billions of years ago, there existed a minuscule ball of infinite energy, temperature and mass, roughly the size of an atom. The radiation of power contained in this sphere was completely unfathomable to any human mind. This was the first entity in the void of nothingness, a rip in the great chasm, containing the beginnings of the universe. Suddenly, this ball became so incredibly volatile that it began to form a chain reaction. This reaction, involving the accelerated particles of the entire universe, concluded with the most gargantuan explosion that has ever been and that ever will be, the Big Bang. Energy, in its purest form, blasted outwards in all directions, filling the empty void with mass and cosmic dust. This blast had no predetermined ending point, so it kept expanding into the abyss. Trillions of years later, the dust clouds fused together by the action of charged particles rocketing into each other and formed stars. Some billions of years after, the stars had exploded enough times to jettison an adequate amount of elements into space. These elements also merged together and this time formed planets. These cataclysmic events beget the origin of our species, from the creation of earth, to our reign of dominant group in our galaxy.
Evolution. This one word can explain everything in our past. It shows us where we came from and how our world formed. This one statement proves that humanity was not “created” from nothing. This word disproves what humankind has been taught for thousands of years. More than just a theory, evolution and the truth of how the universe began has become the soul link to our past, making the theory of creationism obsolete.
Evolution can be defined as the gradual change in a species over time, but its meaning is so much more than this textbook reference (Creationism vs. Evolution 9). Evolution tells us how the first cells merged together to form more complex ones. It shows us how the first land animal came out of the ocean using better and selected limbs and appendages. It shows us the reign of the dinosaurs and also their fall. Not only in the past, Evolution shapes our future. It will be interesting to see what humans will look like come some thousands of years.
The Big Bang is also intertwined with Evolution. Evolution is not only about a species, but also the entire universe, including earth. The Big Bang is a theory that life started literally as a ball of energy that exploded and continues to explode to this day. The explosion sent out the basic building blocks of life, atoms and matter. From then on, Evolution has aided the Big Bang in forming the Universe.
Many religions offer different views on how we were made, but for the purpose of this paper, Christianity will be the religion focused on. This is because Christianity is in the most heated debate with Evolution. In Christianity, the book of Genesis depicts God creating the heavens, earth and all living things in six days (Creationism vs. Evolution 9). Christianity also says that at the end of the sixth day, Adam and Eve were created and life began on earth (Creationism vs. Evolution 9). This is what humanity has been taught for so long. They were taught that our planet and the universe have only existed for a few thousand years. In fact, James Usher in 1650 used the bible to estimate that God created the earth around 4004 B.C. (Creationism vs. Evolution 9)
The problem with this is that one can walk into a park and look at a rock that predates this time. There is so much on this earth that refutes what this religion teaches. Using scientific analysis techniques like carbon dating, rocks have been dated from being billions of years old. If this is so, then how could everything have been created a couple thousand years ago? Another argument is the existence of fossils, especially those of the dinosaurs. Practicing Christians and creationists cannot simply ignore these colossal bone structures. These bones show that humans were not always the dominant species. This destroys the theory of Adam and Eve.
The entire theory of Evolution can be mostly attributed to the work of Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin was a brilliant naturalist who traveled the world and researched many plants and animals. During his studies he observed that evolution did occur and certain things happened to a species that made it more fit to stay alive (Boeree 1 of 5). In 1859 Darwin published his greatest work, The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (Boeree 2 of 5). This book became extremely popular and was also met with much heated debate.
HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM - PAGE 1
NAIMUN XLII (2005)
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1. Name of School: Smithtown High School
Address: 100 Central Road
City: Smithtown State: NY Zip: 11787
Moderator(s): Mr. Coderre, Ms. Grabowski, Mr. Galuchi
School Phone: 631-361-5090 Day Phone: 631-361-5090
Evening Phone: ________________________Fax: 382-2910
E-mail: Bpbro5@Optonline.net
2. Total # of Male Students: 10 Female Students: 20 Moderators: 2
Chaperones: 1
2005 RATES
1 X 3 X $191.22 per night = 573.66
# of Singles # of Nights (inclusive of tax, currently 14.5%)
1 X 3 X $208.39 per night = 625.17 # of Doubles # of Nights (inclusive of tax, currently 14.5%)
0 X 0 X $226.71 per night = ___________
# of Triples # of Nights (inclusive of tax, currently 14.5%)
6 X 3 X $238.16 per night = 4286.88
# of Quads # of Nights (inclusive of tax, currently 14.5%)
SUB TOTAL: 5485.71
PLUS
33 X $4.50 per person portage fee 148.50
# of People (MANDATORY)
GRAND TOTAL: 5634.21
Total # of guestrooms:______________
Arrival Date: February 4, 2005 Departure Date: February 7, 2005
** COMPLETED, TYPED FORMS MUST BE FAXED TO THE HILTON
WASHINGTON NO LATER THAN JANUARY 3, 2005. See fax number on
Page 2.
** THE CANCELLATION POLICY IS 72 HOURS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
RESERVATIONS CANCELLED AFTER THE DEADLINE ARE SUBJECT
TO ONE (1) NIGHT ROOM AND TAX. Portage fee will not be charged.
Andrew D’Agostino
Writing for College
Mrs. Renna
17 December 2004
Evolution and the Big Bang: The Truth of our Existence
Billions of years ago, there existed a minuscule ball of infinite energy, temperature and mass, roughly the size of an atom. The radiation of power contained in this sphere was completely unfathomable to any human mind. This was the first entity in the void of nothingness, a rip in the great chasm, containing the beginnings of the universe. Suddenly, this ball became so incredibly volatile that it began to form a chain reaction. This reaction, involving the accelerated particles of the entire universe, concluded with the most gargantuan explosion that has ever been and that ever will be, the Big Bang. Energy, in its purest form, blasted outwards in all directions, filling the empty void with mass and cosmic dust. This blast had no predetermined ending point, so it kept expanding into the abyss. Trillions of years later, the dust clouds fused together by the action of charged particles rocketing into each other and formed stars. Some billions of years after, the stars had exploded enough times to jettison an adequate amount of elements into space. These elements also merged together and this time formed planets. These cataclysmic events beget the origin of our species, from the creation of earth, to our reign of dominant group in our galaxy.
Evolution. This one word can explain everything in our past. It shows us where we came from and how our world formed. This one statement proves that humanity was not “created” from nothing. This word disproves what humankind has been taught for thousands of years. More than just a theory, evolution and the truth of how the universe began has become the soul link to our past, making the theory of creationism obsolete.
Evolution can be defined as the gradual change in a species over time, but its meaning is so much more than this textbook reference (Creationism vs. Evolution 9). Evolution tells us how the first cells merged together to form more complex ones. It shows us how the first land animal came out of the ocean using better and selected limbs and appendages. It shows us the reign of the dinosaurs and also their fall. Not only in the past, Evolution shapes our future. It will be interesting to see what humans will look like come some thousands of years.
The Big Bang is also intertwined with Evolution. Evolution is not only about a species, but also the entire universe, including earth. The Big Bang is a theory that life started literally as a ball of energy that exploded and continues to explode to this day. The explosion sent out the basic building blocks of life, atoms and matter. From then on, Evolution has aided the Big Bang in forming the Universe.
Many religions offer different views on how we were made, but for the purpose of this paper, Christianity will be the religion focused on. This is because Christianity is in the most heated debate with Evolution. In Christianity, the book of Genesis depicts God creating the heavens, earth and all living things in six days (Creationism vs. Evolution 9). Christianity also says that at the end of the sixth day, Adam and Eve were created and life began on earth (Creationism vs. Evolution 9). This is what humanity has been taught for so long. They were taught that our planet and the universe have only existed for a few thousand years. In fact, James Usher in 1650 used the bible to estimate that God created the earth around 4004 B.C. (Creationism vs. Evolution 9)
The problem with this is that one can walk into a park and look at a rock that predates this time. There is so much on this earth that refutes what this religion teaches. Using scientific analysis techniques like carbon dating, rocks have been dated from being billions of years old. If this is so, then how could everything have been created a couple thousand years ago? Another argument is the existence of fossils, especially those of the dinosaurs. Practicing Christians and creationists cannot simply ignore these colossal bone structures. These bones show that humans were not always the dominant species. This destroys the theory of Adam and Eve.
The entire theory of Evolution can be mostly attributed to the work of Charles Darwin. Charles Darwin was a brilliant naturalist who traveled the world and researched many plants and animals. During his studies he observed that evolution did occur and certain things happened to a species that made it more fit to stay alive (Boeree 1 of 5). In 1859 Darwin published his greatest work, The Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection (Boeree 2 of 5). This book became extremely popular and was also met with much heated debate.
HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM - PAGE 1
NAIMUN XLII (2005)
PLEASE READ INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING.
PLEASE TYPE ALL THREE FORMS - HANDWRITTEN FORMS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED.
PLEASE COMPLETE ALL THREE PAGES.
1. Name of School: Smithtown High School
Address: 100 Central Road
City: Smithtown State: NY Zip: 11787
Moderator(s): Mr. Coderre, Ms. Grabowski, Mr. Galuchi
School Phone: 631-361-5090 Day Phone: 631-361-5090
Evening Phone: ________________________Fax: 382-2910
E-mail: Bpbro5@Optonline.net
2. Total # of Male Students: 10 Female Students: 20 Moderators: 2
Chaperones: 1
2005 RATES
1 X 3 X $191.22 per night = 573.66
# of Singles # of Nights (inclusive of tax, currently 14.5%)
1 X 3 X $208.39 per night = 625.17 # of Doubles # of Nights (inclusive of tax, currently 14.5%)
0 X 0 X $226.71 per night = ___________
# of Triples # of Nights (inclusive of tax, currently 14.5%)
6 X 3 X $238.16 per night = 4286.88
# of Quads # of Nights (inclusive of tax, currently 14.5%)
SUB TOTAL: 5485.71
PLUS
33 X $4.50 per person portage fee 148.50
# of People (MANDATORY)
GRAND TOTAL: 5634.21
Total # of guestrooms:______________
Arrival Date: February 4, 2005 Departure Date: February 7, 2005
** COMPLETED, TYPED FORMS MUST BE FAXED TO THE HILTON
WASHINGTON NO LATER THAN JANUARY 3, 2005. See fax number on
Page 2.
** THE CANCELLATION POLICY IS 72 HOURS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL.
RESERVATIONS CANCELLED AFTER THE DEADLINE ARE SUBJECT
TO ONE (1) NIGHT ROOM AND TAX. Portage fee will not be charged.